Sleep Therapist/Consultant

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

The closing date is 13 May 2025

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a Sleep therapist/Practitioner to join the CAMHS Crisis Pathway, working across CAMHS IOT, CAMHS Crisis. and providing consultation into CAMHS Inpatients.

Come and join us in developing a sleep pathway and improving outcomes for Children, Young people and their families by offering support and interventions for sleep difficulties.

The Crisis Pathway is a fast moving, challenging environment, this is a newly created post and we welcome your expertise in the sleep field to compliment the services and interventions we offer to Children, young people and their families.

Main duties of the job

As a CYP Crisis Pathway Sleep Therapist, it is the post-holder's responsibility to provide clinical expertise to staff working within the Crisis pathway and to manage direct cases, you will be expected to report to the CYP Sleep Therapy Lead.

The post holder will be able to apply high level assessment skills to support clinical decision making for making referrals, diagnostic requirements, and treatment/care plans. They post holder will work closely with other partner agencies and key stakeholders involved with children and families.

About us

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be 'outstanding' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.

Date posted

30 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

270-TF892-ACS-B

Job locations

Newland House

Northampton

NN1 3EB

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Essential

Extenisve Evidence of Working in Specific Sleep Service for CYP (5 years +)
Sleep Course/Qualification or Equilavent
Experience of the Prescribing Pathway

Desirable

Working Across the Wider System
Evidence of Working in a Sleep Service or with CYP with Sleep Disturbance/Difficulties
Understanding of the Local System

Desirable

Essential

Previous experience working in a sleep service or with CYP with sleep disorders/difficulties

Essential

Experience in delivering specific interventions for sleep difficulties
Evidence of training in sleep/sleep difficulties
Evidence in working with CYP and families

Desirable

Working with CYP with additional complexities (disabilities/Mental Health needs)

Person Specification

Essential

Extenisve Evidence of Working in Specific Sleep Service for CYP (5 years +)
Sleep Course/Qualification or Equilavent
Experience of the Prescribing Pathway

Desirable

Working Across the Wider System
Evidence of Working in a Sleep Service or with CYP with Sleep Disturbance/Difficulties
Understanding of the Local System

Desirable

Essential

Previous experience working in a sleep service or with CYP with sleep disorders/difficulties

Essential

Experience in delivering specific interventions for sleep difficulties
Evidence of training in sleep/sleep difficulties
Evidence in working with CYP and families

Desirable

Working with CYP with additional complexities (disabilities/Mental Health needs)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.